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| 4/19/2016

Home construction tumbled in March

Construction activity has been volatile this year, dropping in January and March but posting a 6.9 percent rise in February. Housing construction has been helping fuel the overall economy, and economists expect the sector to rebound in the coming months. More from the AP, Investor's Business Daily, and Consumer Affairs.

Court rejects bid to throw out Florida congressional map

Florida's long, twisted legal drama over its congressional districts may finally be reaching its end after a panel on federal judges on Monday rejected a push by U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown to throw out the current district boundaries. More from the Times/Herald and the AP.

SeaWorld CEO discusses company's 'bumpy' recovery

SeaWorld won praise when it stopped breeding killer whales, but Chief Executive Officer Joel Manby admits that alone won't rescue the company from rough waters in the near future. More from the Orlando Sentinel.

Florida's fight to keep gay marriage ban could be costly

Florida's fierce fight to keep intact a voter-approved ban on gay marriage is going to wind up costing taxpayers. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle, who declared the prohibition unconstitutional nearly two years ago, has ordered the state to pay the fees of attorneys who filed federal lawsuits challenging the ban. More from the AP.

Total Quality Logistics (TQL) will create 100 new jobs in Sarasota

Governor Rick Scott announced that Total Quality Logistics (TQL), one of the largest freight-brokerage firms in the country, will be expanding in Sarasota and creating 100 new jobs. More from Florida Trend.

Profile
Catalyst Coworking Space

As a rule, a tech startup community can be a hit-or-miss proposition, as more companies tend to fail than succeed. But the more resources available for entrepreneurs, including those who have never run a business before, the better for a startup community. That's where Catalyst and other spaces like Canvs and CoLab come in.

» More from the Orlando Sentinel.

Florida Originals
Thinking Small

John Zweifel took his first tour of the White House in 1956, when he was 20. He was at once enthralled and disappointed — being there was a thrill, but when he learned that the tour only included five rooms, he began pining to see the other 127. His desire to see the rest of the house, and enable others to see it, became an obsession.